Airfoil Data
NLF0215F
NASA NLF(1)-0215F
Wing Geometry Simulator
The NASA NLF(1)-0215F is a 11.4% chord-thickness airfoil with a maximum camber of 5.7% at 38% chord, suited to general-aviation and UAV wing design. At zero angle of attack the cambered geometry generates positive lift, giving an estimated zero-lift angle of -5.7°.
Thin airfoil theory predicts a stall angle near 11.6° and a peak lift-to-drag ratio around 67 at typical UAV and light-aircraft Reynolds numbers — useful benchmarks before running a full XFOIL or NeuralFoil polar. The 11% thickness provides structural depth for main-spar placement without excessive drag penalty at moderate speeds.
The NLF0215F appears in the wing design of at least 17 documented aircraft, including designs from Neico and Seawind. Its proven track record across conventional and rotorcraft designs makes it one of the more field-validated profiles in the UIUC database.
Designers evaluating the NLF0215F typically compare it against profiles of similar thickness: FX 78-K-140/20, FX 78-K-140 A/20, EPPLER 49 AIRFOIL, GOE 549 AIRFOIL, GOE 758 AIRFOIL. The E169 (14.4%) is another reference profile frequently considered alongside it.
Aircraft Using the NLF0215F Airfoil
Association Zephyr Alize | Association | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Cabrinha Free Spirit Mark II | Cabrinha | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Express Aircraft Express | Express | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Freedom Master Air Shark | Freedom | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
LoPresti Sharkfire | LoPresti | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Neico Lancair 200 | Neico | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Neico Lancair 320 | Neico | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Neico Lancair 360 | Neico | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Neico Lancair Columbia 300 | Neico | NLF(2)-0215(H) | NLF(2)-0215(D) |
Neico Lancair Columbia 350 | Neico | NLF(2)-0215(H) | NLF(2)-0215(D) |
Neico Lancair Columbia 400 | Neico | NLF(2)-0215(H) | NLF(2)-0215(D) |
Prescott Pusher | Prescott | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Seawind International Seawing 2500 | Seawind | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Seawind International Seawing 3000 | Seawind | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Wheeler Express | Wheeler | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Whigham GW-7 | Whigham | NASA NLF(1)-0215F | Constant |
Aceair Aeris 200 | Aceair | Wortmann FX 75-141 | NASA NLF(1)-0215F |
Wing lofting: 4 of these aircraft taper from NLF0215F at the root to a different tip section. Use the Tapered filter to isolate them, then click any tip airfoil link to compare geometries.
Related Airfoils
Engineers evaluating the NLF0215F frequently compare it against profiles with comparable geometric constraints. Below are the closest matches based on maximum thickness (11.4%) and max camber (5.7%).